Milwaukee Brewers defeat Houston Astros, 6-5

The Milwaukee Brewers shrunk in the face of opportunity for the better part of eight innings.

For the most part they crumpled whenever a scoring chance presented itself against the Houston Astros to start this seven-game home stand, and it appeared that more inconsistency, the word of the season, would render them losers.

But Prince Fielder, one of the most inconsistent of the bunch, delivered two clutch hits, including a game-winning, two-run, walk-off single to giv...